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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 26 April – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Applying machine learning combined with cloud computing to develop geological models

• https://im-mining.com/2021/04/15/domainmcf-new-tech-maptek-uncork-geology-bottleneck/

Hiking Northrup Canyon in Washington State – geology, history & ecology

• https://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/northrup-canyon-hiking-a-spectacular-lesson-in-history-ecology-and-geology/article_c4e429d4-9e59-11eb-8e43-7f5af8eb46bf.html

Ethiopian geology puts chance of Renaissance Dam collapse at 50% - African Rift Zone

• https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/1/100839/Chance-of-Renaissance-Dam-collapse-is-50-due-to-Ethiopian

The Rainbow Mountains of China exposed in Zhangye Daxia National Geological Park

• https://www.travelawaits.com/2563383/rainbow-mountains-zhangye-national-geopark-china/

Book Review:  “Hiking in Cripple Creek, Victor & Goldfield with the Gold Camp Trail Mules”

• https://gazette.com/pikespeakcourier/hiking-with-a-bunch-of-old-people-leads-cripple-creek-resident-randall-stewart-to-write/article_31237a14-996e-11eb-8ca6-c700ef44a968.html

The “Anthropocene” is overrated – it is a cultural touchstone not a geological time unit

• https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/04/16/climate-change-anthropocene-overrated-humans/

Utahraptor State Park will protect trove of Cretaceous fossils in Cedar Mountain Formation

• https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2021/04/18/robert-gehrke-utah-is/

Heavy rains trigger landslides in Uganda – debris slumps

• https://eos.org/articles/landslides-mar-the-pearl-of-africa

La Soufrière Volcano continues to erupt on St. Vincent Island in the Caribbean

• https://www.npr.org/2021/04/10/986126557/volcano-on-st-vincent-could-experience-largereruption

• https://www.npr.org/2021/04/12/986302206/from-bad-to-worse-la-soufriere-continues-toerupt

• https://www.npr.org/2021/04/12/986302206/from-bad-to-worse-la-soufriere-continues-to-erupt

Permian-Triassic extinction event lasted 10x longer on land than in the ocean

• https://phys.org/news/2021-04-earth-biggest-mass-extinction-ten.html

Naturally occurring “earthquake gate” limits magnitude of most earthquakes

• https://phys.org/news/2021-04-reveals-nature-earthquake-blocker.html

Ocean currents modulate oxygen content in waters at the Equator

• https://phys.org/news/2021-04-ocean-currents-modulate-oxygen-content.html

Evidence of pack behavior among T. rex found in southern Utah

• https://www.blm.gov/press-release/evidence-indicates-tyrannosaurs-may-not-have-been-solitary-species-after-all
• Paper: https://peerj.com/articles/11013/

Oklahoma may be the new “lightning capital” of the country

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/new-analysis-shows-oklahoma-may-have-overtaken-florida-as-nation-s-lightning-capital/ar-BB1fRDht
• Interactive lightning map: https://interactive-lightning-map.vaisala.com/

Causes, potential predictability & historical context of rapid changes in Gulf Stream

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/04/210420121440.htm
• Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-021-00143-5

Rock glaciers may slow rate of melting in the Himalaya

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/04/210420092855.htm

Decrease in salinity of Upper Colorado River since 1929

• https://www.usgs.gov/news/large-decreases-upper-colorado-river-salinity-1929
• Salinity Control Program: https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/salinity/

Google Earth 3D Time-lapse tool visualizes Landsat changes over past 40 years

• https://www.usgs.gov/news/usgs-landsat-satellites-enable-google-portray-global-change
• Google Earth Timelapse: https://earth.google.com/web/@0,0,0a,22251752.77375655d,35y,0h,0t,0r

9-year ban on mining projects lifted by President of the Philippines

• https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Philippines_Duterte_lifts_ban_on_new_mining_deals_999.html

Rare Subtropical Storm Potira takes shape off the coast of Brazil

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/rare-subtropical-storm-takes-shape-in-atlantic-ocean/ar-BB1fRVWd

Remember the furor over Iceberg A68a that posed “grave threat”? - A68 cannot be presented as poster child for human-induced climate change - the iceberg is just melting away

• https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-56779687
• Grave threat: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-54798031

New estimates on how fast T. rex could walk & run

• https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/research-reveals-t-rex-much-012435212.html
• Paper: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.201441

Two men died from “lightning blast” or “blast effect” on Piton de la Fournaise volcano on La Reunion Island

• https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9500063/Two-men-die-lightning-blast-hiking-volcano-French-island-La-Reunion.html

Azerbaijan building Mud Volcanoes Tourism Complex – groundbreaking ceremony

• https://apa.az/en/social-news/Groundbreaking-ceremony-was-held-for-Mud-Volcanoes-Tourism-Complex-in-Absheron-district-colorredUPDATEDcolor-347486

Submarine volcanoes release massive amounts of energy - megaplumes

• https://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/45782/20210422/study-volcanic-eruptions-occurs-deep-underwater-releases-powerful-blasts-of-energy-at-an-intense-rate.htm
• https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9492327/Underwater-volcanoes-unleash-energy-power-entire-continent.html
• Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-22439-y

Volcanoes that erupt without warning

• https://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/19768/20160208/volcanoes-erupt-without-warning-new-findings.htm
• https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2016-02-01-rapid-formation-bubbles-magma-may-trigger-sudden-volcanic-eruptions

Why we cannot burn our trash in volcanoes

• https://www.popsci.com/story/science/ask-us-anything-why-cant-we-burn-our-trash-in-volcanoes/

Machine learning model generates realistic-looking synthetic seismic waveforms

• https://phys.org/news/2021-04-machine-realistic-seismic-waveforms.html

Topographically-induced back-building thunderstorm lines along Mei-yu Front in China

• https://phys.org/news/2021-04-landscape-back-building-thunderstorm-lines-mei-yu.html

Applying machine learning to prediction of debris flows

• https://phys.org/news/2021-04-machine-debris.html

Understanding forensic geology – all goes back to Sherlock Holmes

• https://rdnewsnow.com/2021/04/22/why-we-should-thank-sherlock-holmes-for-the-invention-of-forensic-geology/

Dynamic geological processes model may help assess resource potential in the Arctic

• https://tass.com/science/1280747

Drilling at La Paz Scandium & Rare Earths Project in Arizona suggest geology is favorable

• https://www.proactiveinvestors.com/companies/news/947193/american-rare-earths-completes-la-paz-drilling-with-promising-geology-identified-947193.html

Geologists should also be data managers

• https://jpt.spe.org/geologists-are-not-data-managers-but-should-they-be

Melting of the crust in the North American Cordilleran Anatectic Belt

• http://www.uwyo.edu/uw/news/2021/04/uw-scientists-probe-mysterious-melting-of-earths-crust-in-western-north-america.html

The “Anthropocene” remains enigmatic

• https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-04/uol-hma041921.php

Geomojis translate geoscience & geohazard terms across any language

• https://www.preventionweb.net/news/view/77338
• draft set of pictograms to describe volcanic processes. Credit: Benjamin van Wyk de Vries

Arackar licanantay – Cretaceous titanosaur discovered in Atacama Desert of Chile

• https://phys.org/news/2021-04-giant-dinosaur-species-chile.html

Second edition of Geology Road Guide – Denali National Park & Preserve

• Guide: https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/DownloadFile/649189

Probing the Ross Sea in the Antarctic Ocean & honoring the work of James Clark Ross (1800-1862)

• https://www.newsroom.co.nz/into-the-abyss-probing-antarcticas-waters-raises-questions-uncertainty
• James Clark Ross: https://www.south-pole.com/p0000081.htm

Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 26 April – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Webinar on 29 April – Estimating GHG Benefits of NRCS applied practices

• https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDAFARMERS/bulletins/2cdc0e7
• Archival at: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/technical/nra/ceap/?cid=nrcseprd1576043

In trying to conquer Nature and Death – humans have turned science into religion – “the more we investigate the universe the more rigid appear the limits to our knowledge” - Immanuel Kant would agree

• https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/04/22/in-our-hurry-to-conquer-nature-and-death-we-have-made-a-new-religion-of-science/

Fill veins of dead body with toxic formaldehyde & encase in a vault to last a long time ... or … “terramation” human composting

• Colorado: https://www.aspentimes.com/news/colorado-looks-to-legalize-human-composting-yes-your-dead-body-could-become-garden-soil/
• Delaware: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/548822-delaware-state-lawmakers-consider-bill-to-allow-human-composting-as
• Return Home: https://www.kentreporter.com/business/first-large-scale-human-composting-facility-in-the-world-will-open-in-auburn/

Burlington, Vermont, bans noisy gas-powered leaf blowers in summer & limits noise level to 65 decibels

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/vermont-city-bans-noisy-gas-powered-leaf-blowers/ar-BB1fLmf0

Using herds of hungry goats to prepare for wildfire season in California

• https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/hungry-firefighting-goats-helping-california-205704305.html

California wants its “fair share” of $T infrastructure spending – flooding on Highway 37

• https://www.marinij.com/2021/04/16/north-bay-leaders-layout-plans-for-hwy-37-traffic-flood-protection-improvements/
• Project: https://scta.ca.gov/resilient37/
• Visualizing $T budget: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/bidens-budget-proposal-2022/

Coffea stenophylla - Coffee with superior flavor favors warmer climate

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/foodnews/forgotten-coffee-with-superior-flavour-is-climate-change-proof/ar-BB1fOV0e

Using satellite data to map particulate air pollution and focus on human health

• https://eos.org/articles/using-satellite-data-to-map-air-pollution-and-improve-health

USA-NPN supports discovery, human health, agriculture, sustainability & education

• https://eos.org/opinions/reading-the-leaves-to-track-environmental-hazards-and-health

Visualizing extremes of US population density

• https://www.visualcapitalist.com/maps-extremes-us-population-density/

Visualizing the monster modern cruise ships compared to the Titanic

• https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualized-comparing-the-titanic-to-a-modern-cruise-ship/

Interstate water disputes on the docket for SCOTUS

• https://theconversation.com/interstate-water-wars-are-heating-up-along-with-the-climate-159092

60M Americans do not drink their tap water

• https://theconversation.com/nearly-60-million-americans-dont-drink-their-tap-water-research-suggests-heres-why-thats-a-public-health-problem-158483

Corporate pledges of “net-zero” emissions should be regarded with skepticism

• https://theconversation.com/why-corporate-climate-pledges-of-net-zero-emissions-should-trigger-a-healthy-dose-of-skepticism-156386
  
  

Wolf-cam reveals some of what wild wolves do all day

• https://www.huffpost.com/entry/wolf-collar-cam_n_607d11cbe4b0bc5a3a58d0ca

Australia’s first underground waste disposal system to replace rubbish trucks

• https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/plan-to-rid-australian-city-of-rubbish-trucks-almost-ready-to-suck-20210413-p57irq.html

After existing over geologic time in the Sierra Nevada sequoia are now at risk from multiple threats

• https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2021/04/giant-sequoias-are-being-tested-perhaps-never

Joshua Tree National Park holds virtual discussion on climbing management plan

• https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2021/04/joshua-tree-national-park-discuss-climbing-management-plan

Significant human impact on ecology of Earth for at least 12,000 years – sustainable until fairly recently

• https://phys.org/news/2021-04-people-earth-ecology-years-sustainably.html
• Paper: https://www.pnas.org/content/118/17/e2023483118

Rhino poacher fled Kruger National Park Rangers – ran into elephant herd & was trampled to death

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/elephants-trample-rhino-poacher-death-104254296.html

Impending federal government first-ever official water shortage declaration – should have seen the need for this anytime during the on-going drought – political perspective – declared in just 2 California Counties

• https://apnews.com/article/arizona-colorado-lakes-water-shortages-colorado-river-09302e61c5e0ef051f50459f3dcb771f
• https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/much-needed-precipitation-to-eye-parched-california/ar-BB1fRvtI
• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/why-won-t-gavin-newsom-declare-a-drought-california-recall-puts-him-in-tough-spot/ar-BB1fJ6vV
• https://phys.org/news/2021-04-newsom-effort-california-drought-emergencies.html

River color monitored by satellite reflects water quality

• https://www.post-gazette.com/news/environment/2021/04/19/River-color-reveals-water-condition-Landsat-satellite-health-environment-climate/stories/202104160128

“Mudhoney” boring machine launched in Seattle to create 2.7-mile tunnel to store sewer overflow

• https://www.enr.com/articles/51605-tbm-launches-to-bore-27-mile-seattle-tunnel

Road salts threaten freshwater supplies

• https://cmns.umd.edu/news-events/features/4747
• Paper: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10533-021-00784-w

Big Cat Public Safety Act would ban private ownership of big cats such as lions & tigers

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/us-senators-seek-ban-on-keeping-big-cats-as-pets/ar-BB1fQDi0

Greenland used to be green – revealed by ice cores from Project Iceworm

• https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=302508&org=GEO&from=news

Environmental concerns challenge new Tesla factory in Germany

• https://www.terradaily.com/reports/From_lizards_to_water_eco-bumps_snag_Tesla_Berlin_plant_999.html

Plastic particles dispersed globally by ocean waves & through the air

• https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Plastic_particles_proliferate_globally_spread_by_ocean_waves_and_through_the_air_999.html

Noise pollution poses long-term risks to forests and plant diversity

• https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Noise_pollution_poses_long-term_risk_to_trees_study_999.html

Idaho Senate Committee approved legislation allowing state to kill 90% of wolves in the State

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/legislation-aims-kill-90-wolves-230051980.html

Nearly $80M funding for Wetland Conservation Projects & National Wildlife Refuges

• https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDOI/bulletins/2ce7eff

$5.6M funding to control & prevent Chronic Wasting Disease

• https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/news/sa_by_date/sa-2021/cwd-funding#:~:text=The%20U.S.%20Department%20of%20Agriculture%27s,e.g.%2C%20deer%2C%20elk)

Drought Relief Working Group to address urgency of Western water crisis

• https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDOI/bulletins/2ceafe7

US F&WS final habitat designation for about 467 square miles of riparian land to help protect migrating endangered western yellow-billed cuckoo across several Western States

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-sets-aside-habitat-critical-062858051.html

Injecting politically motivated “environmental justice” into the NEPA review process

• https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/LSB/LSB10590

Will it be possible to infinitely recycle plastic?

• https://phys.org/news/2021-04-future-bright-infinitely-recyclable-plastic.html
• Paper: https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/7/15/eabf0187

PFAS chemicals are “forever” – pollute water and humans – PFAS from ski wax in Norway

• https://phys.org/news/2021-04-toxic-fluorocarbons-bodies-healthy.html
• Paper: https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2021/EM/D0EM00510J#!divAbstract

Two rare white lions finally get to live on their own terms        

• https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/years-serving-human-playthings-two-200129576.html

Federal Judge gives Nevada F&W 30 more days to make decision of endangered species protection for Tiehm’s buckwheat desert flower at center of dispute over proposed lithium mine

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/judge-sets-deadline-rare-nevada-220907660.html

“dimming” the sun to geoengineer climate (i.e., humans failing to adapt) may open Pandora’s Box of unintended consequences – ‘messing ‘round with forces beyond their ability to understand’

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/carbon-capture-and-dimming-the-sun-pose-dilemmas-for-climate/ar-BB1fYp2k

Drought at critical level across 85% of Mexico

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/mexicos-drought-reaches-critical-levels-195835110.html

Technological hazard:  EU wants to ban AI facial recognition – “deep & non-democratic intrusion”

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/facial-recognition-should-be-banned-eu-privacy-watchdog-says/ar-BB1fYay1

Gender reveal parties that set off explosives may cause wildfires & other damage

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/gender-reveal-party-prompts-fears-092330692.html

CORONAVIRUS

Coronavirus COVID-19 statistics by country (click on USA to get State statistics) & CDC tracker

• https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
• https://time.com/5800901/coronavirus-map/
• interactive map s: https://geodacenter.github.io/covid/map.html
• CDC Weekly Tracker: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/covid-data/covidview/

Political perspectives on the virus … what is true and what is not versus what people “believe”

• https://citizenfreepress.com/breaking/bill-maher-stunner/

J&J vaccine still in limbo – poll says 88% of Americans agree

• https://www.huffpost.com/entry/johnson-and-johnson-covid-vaccine-limbo_n_60777cd9e4b01654bb79f2ae
• https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/04/poll-shows-jj-pause-has-not-increased-vaccine-hesitancy/

Virus did not care about ineffective mask mandates & catastrophically destructive shutdowns

• https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2021/04/fighting-covid-it-just-didnt-matter.php

Perspective:  what epidemiologist got “wrong”

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/opinions-i-m-an-epidemiologist-here-s-what-i-got-wrong-about-covid/ar-BB1fQGci

Crematoriums working overtime in India – data denial – fewer than 25% of deaths are certified

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/india-coronavirus-deaths-non-stop-cremations-cast-doubt-on-counting-of-covid-dead/ar-BB1fQieu

Willingness to get vaccinated remains fairly constant – eager folks have been vaccinated

• https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/04/at-38-5-vaccinated-us-may-be-running-low-on-people-eager-for-a-shot/

How exactly does the virus infect the lungs?

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/coronavirus-may-infect-lungs-via-the-gums-and-not-airways-new-study-finds/ar-BB1fRmdd
• Paper: https://www.genesispub.org/j-oral-med-and-dent-res/the-covid-19-pathway-a-proposed-oral-vascular-pulmonary-route-of-sars-cov-2-infection-and-the-importance-of-oral-healthcare-measures

Perspective:  Time to shut down “hygiene theater” – germophobic surface cleaning not necessary – constant cleaning of surfaces, food & chairs is part of the problem not a solution

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/opinion-now-the-cdc-wants-to-shut-down-hygiene-theater/ar-BB1fUpag

Consequences of excessive use of hand sanitizers – human health risks & microbial resistance

• Paper: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7320712/

Herpes zoster (“shingles”) infections may be linked to vaccine

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/a-herpes-infection-may-be-linked-to-the-covid-vaccine-here-s-why-you-shouldn-t-panic/vi-BB1fU3pj

New variant shows signs of antibody resistance – variant BV-1 for Brazos Valley origin in Texas

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/new-covid-variant-detected-at-texas-a-m-lab-shows-signs-of-antibody-resistance-and-more-severe-illness-in-young-people/ar-BB1fWcAm

Lack of enthusiasm to get vaccinated – “people have very legitimate concerns”

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/nation-faces-hand-hand-combat-121327766.html

Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 26 April – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Hydraulic pumps being used by more “clam diggers” will devastate California coastal waters

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/clam-hunters-supertool-california-worried-100005293.html

Genetic study of coastal pine martens could shed light on human migration to the Americas – Coastal Refugium Hypothesis

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/04/210415114132.htm

Rhode Island Dem seeking public input on raising parking fees at two coastal areas

• https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/south-county/proposed-parking-fee-increases-at-twocoastal-spots-in-rhode-island/

Just when you thought the issue of off-road vehicles & Oceano Dunes was settled…

• https://www.ksby.com/news/local-news/friends-of-oceano-dunes-files-lawsuit-againstcalifornia-coastal-commission-over-decision-to-restrict-ohv

EWS proposed for coastal bluffs in San Diego – signs were up but ignored by beach-goers – futile efforts to prevent bluffs from collapsing

• https://www.kpbs.org/news/2021/apr/16/warning-system-san-diego-failing-coastal-bluffs/

Flood water releases in North Carolina cause flooding in South Carolina waterways

• https://coastalobserver.com/s-c-lawmakers-question-n-c-dam-policies/

Tracking oxygen with biogeochemical floats in the Sargasso Sea

• https://eos.org/research-spotlights/tracking-oxygen-in-the-sargasso-seas-18-degree-water

• Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2020GB006824

Netting garbage at Padre Island National Seashore

• https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2021/04/netting-garbage-padre-island-nationalseashore

Identifying possible earthquake & tsunami hazards in NW Columbia

• https://phys.org/news/2021-04-gps-reveal-earthquake-tsunami-hazard.html

Ground & satellite mapping of building explosion damage at Port of Beirut

• https://phys.org/news/2021-04-ground-satellite-beirut-explosion.html

Challenges to constructing the $330M Stad Ship Tunnel in Norway

• https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/engineering-challenges-of-building-the-worlds-firstship-tunnel-19-04-2021/

Study predicts increased frequency & intensity of precipitation along coast of Antarctica

•https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Antarctic_rainfall_could_increase_through_2100_999.html

• Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1029/2020GL092281

Massive chemical dumps in Gulf of Mexico and off California coast from 50 years ago – contents unknown but include toxic chemicals and radioactive waste

• https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/toxic-waste-dumps-gulf-of-mexico-153123683.html

Re-routing Mississippi River could “save” retreating coast – but what collateral damages will occur?

• https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/04/rerouting-mississippi-river-could-build-new-landand-save-retreating-coast

Key project in restoration of Everglades to begin later this year with construction of huge reservoir south of Lake Okeechobee – will impact discharges to Gulf of Mexico & Atlantic Ocean

• https://phys.org/news/2021-04-major-everglades-ground-year.html

Guide to extended continental shelves and the Arctic – Russia makes extended claim

• https://www.lawfareblog.com/shelf-guide-extended-continental-shelves-and-arctic

• https://www.highnorthnews.com/en/russia-considers-extended-claim-arctic-seabed

Cleanup in Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument lasted 3 weeks & picked up 47+ tons of plastic

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/expedition-hauls-tons-plastic-remote-190425069.html

Conflict over access to resources continues – Turkey pushes back French & Greek vessels

• https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkey-pushes-back-french-greek-vessels-out-of-itscontinental-shelf-164062

Equinor O&G output to be powered from shore in Norwegian Continental Shelf – strikes O&G in new segment

• https://www.oedigital.com/news/487095-globaldata-35-of-equinor-s-total-oil-and-gas-outputbase-to-be-powered-from-shore

• https://www.rigzone.com/news/equinor_strikes_oil_in_norwegian_sea-21-apr-2021-165217-article/

Perspective: Defending sovereign rights over the seas – defending EEZ and resources contained there/

• https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/04/22/opinion/columnists/defending-our-sovereign-rightsover-the-seas/866365/

India extending claim over continental shelf and resources

• https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/seas-must-become-indias-opportunity-region-in-thefuture/article34394926.ece

GAO raises question about government inspections of offshore pipelines

• https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/549111-gao-raises-concerns-aboutgovernment-inspections-of-offshore

• Report: https://www.gao.gov/assets/720/713144.pdf

Gulf of California may be important great white shark nursery or pupping ground

• https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/gulf-california-may-be-overlooked-homegreat-white-sharks-180977523/

Flooding in Houston, Texas, polluted reefs more than 100 miles from shore

• https://www.miragenews.com/flooding-in-houston-polluted-reefs-more-than-547385/

Multi-hazard vulnerability risk assessment of the Port of San Francisco & aging 5-km seawall

• https://csengineermag.com/fugros-vulnerability-assessment-informs-port-of-san-franciscossafe-and-sustainable-future/

"I want to eat more of what I kill." - Former colleague of mine arguing to our dean about why he should get more overhead return from his grants.